non-biodegradable

Similarly, some brands may claim that their plastics are biodegradable when, in fact, they are non-biodegradable bioplastics.

And also, no plastic bags, but most of the stuff being sold is wrapped into 1-3 layers of thick, non-biodegradable plastic.

The point of this sort of tax should not be to collect revenue, it should be to ensure that non-biodegradable bags are being disposed of correctly.

> Moreover, current commercial tips that fit this spec are made of either non-biodegradable plastic or metal.

It's a coordination problem, which can be solved democratically by the voters demanding an overall change in incentives (such as an appropriate tax on single-use non-biodegradable plastics).

Actually, I would be more excited about it replacing the non-biodegradable styrofoam.

The biodegradable ones (PLA) on the market I've tried perform less well than their non-biodegradable alternatives and can shatter on impact, cause jams, etc.

Their next phase is to attempt to capture the post-combustion emissions from their chimney stacks, at which point they have a non-biodegradable mass of carbon to bury somewhere.

It's crazy how we still allow non-biodegradable cigarette filters to exist.

Having read Larry Niven's Ringworld, I'm brought to think of an eerie possibility this might create; that is - what if this currently non-biodegradable material becomes biodegradable?

At the same time, it’s these exact same properties of plastics which make them non-biodegradable and resistant to being broken down by the human body’s immune system and waste removal processes.

There's plenty of other non-biodegradable, chemically inert, discoverable things like stainless steel tools, gold jewelry, and other artifacts that humans make that could easily persist for millions of years.